futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
excellent luck (esp. in fortune-telling)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
how long; how far; how much
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent